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says that he is arguanted was the Damel a
Black man claimed us the slaue of
that said millar the kept sand banul
same time as his shame in illinais state
land Danil was there as mar as i can
recollect in the spring about
and afterwards in the summer
a fortnight during which time said
for said Mellvville & was occasionally
hired to
by
Bridges harvesting to & Buant
making thus and to sum
thus the time whose referred to are last
spring of summer & said donid
sram this day sum on
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by your petitioner
in slavery at
by
petitioner states that he is entitled to his
freedom. The
freedom are as follows in March AD
said Mellvin
of
to
for about a fortnight at a place near
Lebanon - your petitioner was then
sent to
July last your petitioner was ordered
back to the state of
was again hired out in that state for
wages by said Mellvin & kept there at
labor for about a fortnight when he
was again sent to
your petitioner for the reasons
prays that he may be permitted to institute
suit as a poor person to establish his
freedom that counsel may be assigned
to him & that such orders may be
made in his liberty as his case & the
law requires
Said petitioner
the facts in the above petition his stated are
true
that he may be permitted to institute suit against
and that he may be permitted to
commenced against the said
said
may require it and that the said
of this court and that he shall not be subject to any
application for freedom
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complains of
assault and battery and false
to
the said defendant with
upon him the said plaintiff and him the said plaintiff did
then and there beat
and hath
day
in such case made and provided
nity of said state and the plaintiff
at the time of
was and still is a free person and that the Defendant
held and detained and still does hold and detain the
plaintiff in slavery
Wherefore the plaintiff says he is greatly injured
and hath sustained damages to five hundred dollars
and therefore he
We command you to summon
of our
the
wherefore the said plaintiff says he is injured and hath sustained damages to five hundred dollars
and haveyou then there this writ
affidavit and
Melvin on the
This is a
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And the said,
J Fielding his attorney comes and defends the force and
charge in name and form as the said plantiff
hath above thereof complained against him and of
this
not guilty
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And the
plaintiff in
and
1.
2.
3.
to
that
4.
5.
the
Suit for freedom
reason for new trial
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The above named
judgement of said court to the
and he declares on his oath that his said appeal
is not made of visitation or delay but be cause
he verily believes that he is aggrieved by the judgement
of said circuit court.
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Affidavit for an appeal
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defendant not guilty
Bill of exceptions
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Suit for
Be it remembered that is the trial of the
above entitled case before said court, a jury
the
on the part of the plaintiff (here the clerk said
defendant said depositions
tificates) s. certain John
then called in the part of the plaintiff, who
being sworm, testified as follows that
said
that
children, that said Melvin being in
for the value of or charge for the
of
said children, He said
send out
ty of said Melvin to wit his horses & wagon; sold Atchinson
stated that said
to
on his farm in the state of
fur there that said
some time - about a month he
in the summer of
of
. The said plff having here
read in evidence the proceeding acquistions
(clerk will have in suit said deposition
is all the
that was laid before
the jury. The judge of said court then
will release
After
for a
(
for
said motion
the
motion,
case.
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1. If the
hired out the plff as his slave residing in
find for plaintiff.
2 If
being a domiciliate resident of the state of
the state find for
3 If the
went to the state of
did as a
4 If the
in his only a
such